The Friday evening Paris-Vincennes action saw three upper level races at the start. The Prix Constellation (purse €51,000, 2850 meters, 18 European starters) went to 1.13kr timed and 23/1 odds Dollar Sayer (5g Phlegyas-Quinoa Soyer) with Eric Raffin up for Ecurie La Pinsonniere and trainer Gregory Thorel. 10/1 Urbanio (5m Adrian Chip-Ophelia Blue Chip) was second for Gabriele Gelormini in a close call with 1.7/1 Devirmant (5g Kaiser Soze) that Joel Hallais trains and J.L.Cl. Dersoir piloted.
The Q+ Prix du Crepuscle (purse €90,000, 2100 meters autostart, 15 European starters) produced an 18/1 victory for Dijon (5m Ganymede-Sonate d’Aunou) timed in 1.10.9kr and reined by Romain Derieux, the trainer for owner Ms. Mauricette De Sousa. 9/1 Une Serenade (10f Gazouillis) was second with Eric Raffin up and 64/1 Jaqueu du Mont (9m Kaisy Dream) was third with Franck Nivard driving. 6.8/1 Venose de Minel and 1.4/1 Beau Gamin completed the top five.
The featured Groupe II Prix Ozo (purse €120,000, 2700 meters, 14 starters) was won by 1.14.5kr timed and 7.1/1 Fiorella de Ted (3f Up And Quick-Ravissarte Jo) with Frank Nivard driving for trainer Franck Leblanc. 76/1 Florida Sport (3f Tornado Bello) was second on the pegs for Guillermo Ardreau-Adrover with third to 1.4/1 favorite Folelli (3f Timoko) and reinsman Alexadre Abrivard. Fly With Us and Ferreteria were misque dq’s.
Saturday’s Sweden Cup saw each elimination raced over 1640 meters autostart, seven starters, purse €19778 each. Elimination 1 went to 4.4/1 Sorbet (7m Super Photo Kosmos-Altar Bound) with Orjan Kihlstom up for Stall Zet and trainer Daniel Reden. Germany’s 5.3/1 Cash Hanover (6m Love You-Impasse) took second for Michae Nimczyk and third was 4.6/1 Spitcam Jubb (7g Campell Hall-Lola Spit) with O.J. Andersson up. Cool Keeper was fourth.
Elimination 2 saw 1.1/1 favorite Arazzi Boko (11g Varenne-Laura Kemp) score easily for trainer/driver Alessandro Gocciadoro. The Italian owned veteran bested 2/1 Caid Griff (6m Password-Savanne Griff) for the Kihlstrom, Reden, Stall Zet team. Third was 7.3/1 Vappa Scar (6m Scarlet Knight-Butterfly Player) and trainer/driver Per Lennartsson.
Arazi Boko
The third Sweden Cup elimination went to 1.09.7kr timed and 4/1 Charrua Forlan (8g Up Front Larry-Friska Bar) with trainer Hans Owe Sundberg driving for La Celeste AB. 1.6/1 Love Matters (5m Explosive Matter) was second for Kihlstrom/Reden/Stall Zet and 2.7/1 Jairo (7g Love You) took third for Joakim Lovgren. 2.7/1 Billie de Montfort was seventh.
Charrus Forlan
by Thomas H. Hicks, for Harnesslink